#128 Why Financial Domination Turns People On: Money, Power & Kink with Harley

Why can giving someone your money become an act of erotic surrender?

In this episode I'm joined by Harley to explore the psychology of financial domination — better known as findom — and the complex relationship between money, power, submission and desire.

We explore:

• The psychology of financial domination and findom.
• Why financial domination can feel "primal".
• Service submission and the psychology of giving.
• The difference between lifestyle findom and commercial erotic labour.
• Why financial domination isn't necessarily reducible to sexual arousal.
• Negotiating boundaries within financial power exchange.
• The difference between financial domination and financial exploitation.

Research article: Findommes, Cybermediated Sex Work, and Rinsing.

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Stay perverted,

Emma

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